PS3 Firmware 1.11

jimparis · Post by **jimparis** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:04 pm

Firmware 1.11:
http://dus01.ps3.update.playstation.net ... 3UPDAT.PUP

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harleyg · Post by **harleyg** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 3:08 am

I wonder why sony keep releasing so many updates, right after launch.

Security? or just features...
Do you know what was added in this update Jim?

Thanks.

MelGibson · Post by **MelGibson** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:01 am

Apearently "Account Managment" was added under the "Friends" Submenu. But i am pretty sure that the update also includes several bugfixes and improved security

jimparis · Post by **jimparis** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 5:34 am

The only visible changes I've noticed are for the PS Network. They added "account management" under "friends"; nothing new, but previously you had to jump through a few hoops to find it. They also added a feature where you can write a comment that appears in a speech bubble alongside your avatar in the friends list. Also added a more obvious option to disable auto sign-in.

harleyg · Post by **harleyg** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 5:56 am

Thanks for the information.

daurnimator · Post by **daurnimator** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 3:19 pm

i seem to remember reading that these were mostly fixes for broken ps1/ps2 games. (along with security)

FreeFighter · Post by **FreeFighter** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 5:08 am

I'm gonna quote the site because after a while they'll update it anyway and then most stuff is gone: http://www.us.playstation.com/ps3/network/updates

The PLAYSTATION®3 system software version 1.11 update includes the following:

General
You can now use PLAYSTATION®Network services.

You can now use the single tap text entry method on the on-screen keyboard for English and other European languages.
Settings
[Audio CD Output Frequency] has been added as a feature under [Music Settings].

[Enable ATRAC] has been added as a feature under [System Settings].

[Cross Color Reduction Filter] has been added as a feature under [Display Settings].

[After 5 Minutes] has been added as an option to [Screensaver] under [Display Settings].
Video
You can now select [Full Screen] under [Screen Mode] when playing video files saved on the hard disk or storage media.*
*An appropriate USB adaptor (not included) is required to use storage media with some models.
Network
You can now download and save music and video files on the hard disk under [Internet Browser].

You can now download the following types of content under [PLAYSTATION®Store].
PLAYSTATION®3 format software

PLAYSTATION®Network titles*
* The term "PLAYSTATION®Network titles" refers to PlayStation format games (PS one) downloaded from PLAYSTATION®Store and PSP format games distributed electronically.
Simplified and traditional Chinese characters can now be displayed under [Internet Browser].

[Online Instruction Manuals] has been added as a feature.
Friends
New for 1.11: [Account Management] has been added.
Other
The method of calculating hard disk capacity has been changed.
* Free space on the hard disk is calculated as 1 GB (1024 x 1024 x 1024) = approx. 1,073,740,000 bytes. As a result, the free space value displayed may be less than the value that is mentioned under specifications in the product documentation. You can check hard disk free space under [Settings] > [System Settings] > [System Information].

Playability status with the PS3™ system has changed for some PlayStation® and PlayStation®2 format titles. To check on the latest status, visit the search site for compatible titles.

New for 1.11: Some PLAYSTATION®Network features have been revised.

florinsasu · Post by **florinsasu** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:37 am

daurnimator wrote:i seem to remember reading that these were mostly fixes for broken ps1/ps2 games. (along with security)

the ps2 bios from ps3 is the same for 1.00 and 1.02 firmwares. it changed only in 1.10. haven't checked yet in 1.11 but i think is the same. and that is for ps2 games.

i think the ps1 games (and IOP in ps2 games) are handled by an emulator

carlosn · Post by **carlosn** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 5:17 am

florinsasu wrote:

the ps2 bios from ps3 is the same for 1.00 and 1.02 firmwares. it changed only in 1.10. haven't checked yet in 1.11 but i think is the same. and that is for ps2 games.

Can you elaborate on how you are able to identify the PS2 bios within the update. Have you been able to decrypt the update files?

florinsasu · Post by **florinsasu** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 11:13 pm

i have a bios dumper for ps2 that i ran on ps3 :)
no decryption.

mc · Post by mc » Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:27 pm

florinsasu wrote:i have a bios dumper for ps2 that i ran on ps3 :)
no decryption.

So is this a PS2 homebrew? How to run it? Is it also possible to run PS1 homebrew?

florinsasu · Post by **florinsasu** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:30 pm

yeah, it's a ps2 homebrew. you run it like you run on ps2. one (several?) of the ways works also on ps3 :)
don't know about ps1 homebrew

mc · Post by mc » Thu Mar 29, 2007 10:16 pm

Would you like to expand on that? I though you needed a modchip to run homebrew on ps2? And I don't see that trying to fit a ps2 modchip in a ps3 is going to work very well... ;-)

digihoe · Post by **digihoe** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 10:51 pm

Great work florinsasu!
Does it only work with the EE chip models or does it also work with the PAL version?

What kind of PS2 homebrew works?

Best regards!

baygins · Post by **baygins** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 8:18 pm

florinsasu wrote:i have a bios dumper for ps2 that i ran on ps3 :)
no decryption.

Now that just sounds a little funny, since we know you cannot execute anything on the PS3? (other than using the swap technique)
Care to elaborate on how you accomplished this mean feat? :-)

florinsasu · Post by **florinsasu** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:50 am

there's nothing special about this :P
modchips is not the only way to run code on ps2.
now that the ps2 is getting older there are rather many ways to do that.

1. modchips
2. exploits
3. pressed discs
4. linux
(hum, did i miss another one?)

4. dvdplayer updates and other utility discs are blacklisted in ps2 kernel from ps3. iirc, linux for ps2 is too.
2. the exploits i know for ps2 don't work (cannot be triggered). only an exploit in a game would be possible as the ps2 kernel in ps3 is very slim; for instance the ps1 games are not running through it.
3. you can use a pressed disc. there are several 3rd party products that you can use to run code. but i won't develop on that. see ps2 resources.

here are the bios dates (from ROMVER) for ps3 firmwares

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date      fw
20060918  1.00, 1.02
20061101  1.10, 1.11
20061130  1.30
20061211  1.31
20061214  1.32
20061229  1.50, 1.51

the ModelName changed in fw 1.30 to SCPH-50000 (from a bogus value). ps2 kernel in ps3 looks like a work-in-progress, new patches with *magic* values in every version, unimplemented functionality on iop side. i don't know about european version yet, but i expect the mess to move to ee as well.

digihoe · Post by **digihoe** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:36 am

Good info, and great work Florinsasu!

Best regards!

florinsasu · Post by **florinsasu** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:10 pm

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20061229	1.50, 1.51, 1.54
20070122	1.60
20070323	1.70
20070521	1.80
20070608	1.81
20070624	1.82
20070720	1.90
20070827	1.92, 1.93
20071029	2.00

just an update :)

JPedro · Post by **JPedro** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 1:31 am

Would be interesting to know if the 40GB FW includes PS2 Bios.

digihoe · Post by **digihoe** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 1:55 am

JPedro wrote:Would be interesting to know if the 40GB FW includes PS2 Bios.

I would guess so... I think florinsasu or maybe someone with an infectious could tell us...

florinsasu · Post by **florinsasu** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 3:14 am

Unfortunately I don't have a 40G one yet.

But I've noticed that Assasin Creed comes with 1.94 fw, that was not available for download.

digihoe · Post by **digihoe** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 4:42 am

I have one but I really don't know how to check it... It came with fw 1.90...

Best regards!

Ps3Rips · Post by **Ps3Rips** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 7:39 am

florinsasu wrote:Unfortunately I don't have a 40G one yet.

But I've noticed that Assasin Creed comes with 1.94 fw, that was not available for download.

So does Ratchet and Clank.
1.94 only adds rumble - otherwise its the same as 1.93